Wrestlevania Posted August 24, 2006 Picked this up off Slashdot Games earlier today and thought (hoped) others might find it of interest too... Folding@Home[/url]"]When proteins do not fold correctly (i.e. "misfold"), there can be serious consequences, including many well known diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes. Put an idling PC - or Mac - to good use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oath Posted August 24, 2006 To tie this in with gaming; the PS3 will be able to do this too, which is great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted August 24, 2006 I love this distributed computing stuff in principle, but I still don't trust any of these programs to disappear completely whenever I start using my computer again. In my mind's eye, I see all these little programs running, checking on me, assessing me for some unknown evil purpose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
